Visible materials, invisible meanings: colour-based hierarchies in the Middle Ages

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Autor(a) principal: Fachechi, Grazia Maria
Data de Publicação: 2024
Outros Autores: Virdis, Alberto
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.14568/cp36110
Resumo: The decision that oversaw the choices of pigments used in medieval artworks was based on multiple criteria. Among these was their economic value, often linked to the greater rarity of the raw material from which the pigments were derived, or to the lower availability on the market. Alongside the economic value, there was also the symbolic value attributed to materials and pigments from a symbolism often rooted in references found in the Holy Scriptures, in exegetical, theological, encyclopedic, or other texts. The case studies presented in this paper, based on works created with different media whose pigments underwent specific archaeometric analyses, show that throughout the Middle Ages, sometimes precise hierarchies were employed in the choice of pigments, and the most precious ones were reserved for the most important figures or the most significant details.
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spelling Visible materials, invisible meanings: colour-based hierarchies in the Middle AgesMateriali visibili, significati invisibili. Gerarchie basate sui colori nel MedioevoMateriais visíveis, significados invisíveis: hierarquias baseadas na cor na Idade MédiaArticlesThe decision that oversaw the choices of pigments used in medieval artworks was based on multiple criteria. Among these was their economic value, often linked to the greater rarity of the raw material from which the pigments were derived, or to the lower availability on the market. Alongside the economic value, there was also the symbolic value attributed to materials and pigments from a symbolism often rooted in references found in the Holy Scriptures, in exegetical, theological, encyclopedic, or other texts. The case studies presented in this paper, based on works created with different media whose pigments underwent specific archaeometric analyses, show that throughout the Middle Ages, sometimes precise hierarchies were employed in the choice of pigments, and the most precious ones were reserved for the most important figures or the most significant details.A escolha dos pigmentos utilizados nas obras de arte medievais baseou-se em múltiplos critérios. Um deles, era o seu valor económico, muitas vezes ligado à raridade da matéria-prima de onde os pigmentos provinham, ou à menor disponibilidade no mercado. A par do valor económico, existia também o valor simbólico atribuído aos materiais e aos pigmentos, a partir de um simbolismo muitas vezes enraizado em referências encontradas nas Sagradas Escrituras, em textos exegéticos, teológicos, enciclopédicos ou outros. Os estudos de caso apresentados neste artigo, baseados em obras realizadas com diferentes suportes e cujos pigmentos foram submetidos a análises arqueométricas específicas, evidenciam que, ao longo da Idade Média, por vezes foram empregues hierarquias precisas na escolha dos pigmentos, sendo os mais preciosos reservados para as figuras mais importantes ou para os pormenores mais significativos.ARP - Associação Profissional de Conservadores-Restauradores de Portugal2024-12-10info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://doi.org/10.14568/cp36110eng2182-99421646-043XFachechi, Grazia MariaVirdis, Albertoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)instname:FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiainstacron:RCAAP2025-05-27T02:32:00Zoai:ojs.revistas.rcaap.pt:article/36110Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireinfo@rcaap.ptopendoar:https://opendoar.ac.uk/repository/71602025-05-29T07:37:24.883864Repositórios Científicos de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP) - FCCN, serviços digitais da FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologiafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Visible materials, invisible meanings: colour-based hierarchies in the Middle Ages
Materiali visibili, significati invisibili. Gerarchie basate sui colori nel Medioevo
Materiais visíveis, significados invisíveis: hierarquias baseadas na cor na Idade Média
title Visible materials, invisible meanings: colour-based hierarchies in the Middle Ages
spellingShingle Visible materials, invisible meanings: colour-based hierarchies in the Middle Ages
Fachechi, Grazia Maria
Articles
title_short Visible materials, invisible meanings: colour-based hierarchies in the Middle Ages
title_full Visible materials, invisible meanings: colour-based hierarchies in the Middle Ages
title_fullStr Visible materials, invisible meanings: colour-based hierarchies in the Middle Ages
title_full_unstemmed Visible materials, invisible meanings: colour-based hierarchies in the Middle Ages
title_sort Visible materials, invisible meanings: colour-based hierarchies in the Middle Ages
author Fachechi, Grazia Maria
author_facet Fachechi, Grazia Maria
Virdis, Alberto
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Virdis, Alberto
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description The decision that oversaw the choices of pigments used in medieval artworks was based on multiple criteria. Among these was their economic value, often linked to the greater rarity of the raw material from which the pigments were derived, or to the lower availability on the market. Alongside the economic value, there was also the symbolic value attributed to materials and pigments from a symbolism often rooted in references found in the Holy Scriptures, in exegetical, theological, encyclopedic, or other texts. The case studies presented in this paper, based on works created with different media whose pigments underwent specific archaeometric analyses, show that throughout the Middle Ages, sometimes precise hierarchies were employed in the choice of pigments, and the most precious ones were reserved for the most important figures or the most significant details.
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